“I didn’t know what the heck Andre was talking about,” Nagy said Thursday. “But then I figured it out. (The cast on Floyd’s right hand) looks like a Q-tip. That thing’s gone.”

Indeed it is.

Floyd has traded in the bulky cast that was protecting his surgically repaired right hand for a more flexible brace. Floyd fractured that hand during the preseason game against the Broncos last month and has been limited since.

But now, with an opportunity to get rid of the cast, the outside linebacker should get a boost both physically and mentally as the Bears head to Arizona to play the Cardinals on Sunday.

“Now,” Nagy said, “some fingers are alive. He’s getting a little bit closer to where he needs to be. … I’m sure his fingers can breathe now, which is nice.”

The Bears lead the NFL in sacks through two games with 10. And that’s with Floyd still looking for his first of the year. Perhaps the third-year pass rusher can break through this weekend as he rounds into form. Floyd did recover a fourth-quarter fumble in Monday’s win over the Seahawks.

“I think in light of the circumstances that he’s played with, with one hand, he’s done fine,” Fangio said. “To come to any conclusions about his play over the first two games would be not very prudent.”